Shaft-releasing and brake-applying device for vehicles.



- E. C. BLISS.

SHAFT RELEASING AND BRAKE APPLYING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1915.

1,156,661. Pat-exited Oct. 12, 1915.

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6 E. C. BLISS. SHAFT RELEASING AND BRAKE APPLYING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES.

' APPUCATION FILED MAR. 23. l9l5- v 3160 14101 ELZBIIJSS witweooeo 1 Patented 0013.12, 1915.

[ UNITED VEDWARDC/BLISS, OF WAVERLT, oiiid l.

sHAFT-RELEAsING AND BRAKE-APPLYING :onvicn so VEHICLES.

T 0 all whom it may concern. Y 7

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. Brass, a citizen; of .they United States, residing .at Vav'erly, in'the county of Pike and State of Ohio, have invented certain new. anduseful Improvements in Shaft-Releasing and Brake-Applying Devices for Vehicles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the; in- .1

vention, such as will enable others" skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus for detaching shafts from the running gear of vehicles and applying the brakes to the hubs of the wheels, and consists of a simple and eflicient apparatus of this nature having vari ous details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1,

showing the releasing device secured to-the axle. Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the device released. Fig. 4 is a detail view, and Fig. 5 is a view showing the lever mecha nism for operating the brake and as applied to the side of a vehicle.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the body of a vehicle, B the forward axle, C the rear axle, and D the thill, having an eye D at its end for the reception of a bolt D whereby the same is connected ,to the clamping members E and G, shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3, the former of which fits over the forward axle B. The clamping member G has a lug projecting downwardly therefrom carrying a pin F upon which the clamping member H is pivotally mounted,

which cooperates with the clamping member E to hold a pin in the recesses I and J I formed respectively in the adjacent faces of the two members E and H.

A coiled spring L is mounted in a recess formed in the upper surface of the member H and engages over a screw 0 which, co-

' SpecificatiouofLetters 1 mm." "Pqt ntm10t1g 9 5, Application filed March 23, 19 15.; $eria1 No. 16,396. i i i the members E and G in place, said screws passing through, apertures ina plate Gr passingfunderneath and engagingtheaxler. The

plate, G is provided with an aperture.G

which is, adapted to receive-a pin Q when the two apertures G? and H are, in registration, in which position the spring L will be under tension. .The pin Q has an eye Q in one end towhich a cable N is fastened, there being one secured to each pin as shown in Fig. Land the two cables pass about pulleys N and are connected to a ring N A coiled spring Q? is interposed between the washers Q? and Q and serves to hold the pin at its v farthest outer throw.

A cable N is fastened to the ring N and also to a pin N carried by the crank arm N? which is fixed to the rock shaft M journaled in suitable bearings M secured to the bottom of the body. M is a lever secured to the shaft M and serves as a means for rocking the latter when the lever is released by the pushing in of the rod M passing through the lever and which normally engages teeth upon the segment member M A cable R is fastened to the pin N and passes about a pulley R secured to theunder surface of the bottom of the body and is fastened to a ring R which is connected by means of a coiled spring R with the rear axle C. The hubs of the rear wheels are designated by letter S andupon the hub is a lug S. Levers T are pivotally mounted upon pins Tand each lever is connected at its inner end to the ring R and its other end, which is angled, is adapted, when the levers T are tilted, to be thrown into the paths of the lugs S,thus forming a brake to the rear wheels as the shaft is detached. Bars T are fastened to the reach A of the gear and serve to guide the levers T as they areswung upon their pivots.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood and is as follows: When it is desired to detach the shaft from the running gear to apply the brakes, the oper and detaching the thills or shafts and, simultaneously with the releasing of the shafts,

the brake levers are applied to the hubs of the rear wheels, thus tending to bring the running gear to a stop.

lVhat I claim to be new is An apparatus for detaching shafts from running gears of vehicles and applying brakes to the wheels thereof, comprising a clamping plate adapted to be fitted over an axle and provided with downwardly projecting lugs, said plate'having a forwardly pro ecting portion W1th a recess in its under edge and a rearwardly and upwardly projecting portion which is apertured, a pivotal clamping member pivotally mounted underneath the portion which is adapted to engage the axle and having a grooved jaw, 00-

7 ing one arm upwardly curved and apertured, a spring-p'ressedpin adapted to engage registering apertures in the rearwardly projecting portion of said plate, brakes, and

connections between the same and said spring-actuated pin;

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD O. BLISS.

Witnesses:

J. W. GREGG, R. L. DAVIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' 'Washington, D. C. 

